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Self-verifying receipt and acceptance system for electronically delivered data objects

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  • US 4,953,209 A
  • Filed: 10/31/1988
  • Issued: 08/28/1990
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/31/1988
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. In an information communication system, said system including a sender for data objects and a receiver for data objects, said sender and receiver being physically separated from one another, and including means at said sender for preparing data objects for delivery to said receiver and data delivery means for delivering said data objects from said sender to said receiver, a self-enabling subsystem for verifying receipt and acceptance of delivered data objects, comprising:

  • means at said sender for modifying said data objects for delivery, said modifying rendering said objects into a non-executable state;

    means at said sender for inserting an enabling means into said data object prior to delivery thereof; and

    means at said receiver for loading said modified data object into a computer for display and for operations thereon; and

    means for initially accessing only said enabling means in said data object and for displaying portions of data contained therein in humanly readable form for soliciting a user'"'"'s response thereto; and

    means for entering a user'"'"'s response and means for recording said user'"'"'s response; and

    means for examining said user'"'"'s response andmeans conditioned by said examination of said user'"'"'response for employing said enabling means and modifying said data object back to an executable state.

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